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At a breezy 83 minutes, the film’s snappy dialogue—largely improvised, as is a hallmark of the genre—maintains a neat energy. The set-pieces are terrific, but the duo’s final conversation—a nine-minute single shot—is among the most gripping and dramatic that the subgenre has yet produced. Continue reading Her Idiot Brother: The Color Wheel

For those who know Eames only from his chair, this film will be eye-opening. Far more than merely the titular architect and painter, the couple’s work anticipated our hyper-networked culture, and turned a passion for life-long learning into a global brand. Continue reading Eames: The Architect and the Painter

The directorial trio has assembled an intimate, monochromatic glimpse at the people behind the music, their lives before (and after) their rise to fame, and the toll that it has taken on them. Continue reading WCS 2012: The Swell Season